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Town in Virginia, United States
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Quantico is a military base and town in eastern Prince William County, Northern Virginia, situated on the Potomac River.
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This well-developed museum is actually one of the best in the area, including D.C. proper. It is dedicated to Marine Corps history, but also American military history more generally. Some of the exhibits are not very child-friendly, with more graphic and violent imagery.
An active military cemetery, Quantico is not exactly a tourist hotspot. Military history buffs, however, may stop by to see the Edson's Raiders monument, a Commonwealth of Virginia memorial, and memorials for other Marine Corps units. Notable burials include Louis Lowery, who took the iconic photograph of the flag raising on Iwo Jima, and Frederick Branch, first African-American officer in the Marine Corps.
The most fun restaurant in the area for visitors is actually in the Marine Corps Museum. The food is straight-forward American, be it soups, salads, entrees, etc.
Quantico is just off Interstate 95, but traffic congestion in this area is legendary. A surface alternative is U.S. Route 1, which parallels I-95 through the area.
Read in the guideMass transportation is limited in the Quantico area, and visitors are advised to rent a car.
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